Walkabout

Turki Alfaqir

Title :Walkabout

Author:James Vance Marshall

Genre:Normal

Date started:12/7/2010

Date finished:13/7/2010

The bush boy walked alone. He was on his walkabout. He had to live in the desert alone for six months. He had to find food and water. He had to kill animals, and find fruit on the trees.

In Australia, when an aboriginal male is sixteen, his tribe sends him out into the Australin Bush. A lot of the bush is desert. The bush boy has to live there alone for months. The Aboriginals call tis time the 'walkabout'

This is the story of an Aboriginal boy's walkabout, but it is also the story of two American children. Mary and Peter are lost in the Australian desert after an aeroplane crash. Their uncle is waiting for them in Adelaide, a long way away. The desert is a strange world for the children. They come from a city, and things are different there. When they meet the bush boy, they learn about the desert. They also start to think about their world.

This book is good The English level is easy. I recommend other students read this book.